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"Rappers from South Central Los Angeles look good in really baggy jeans; office managers from Reading..."

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:12:05 +0000

“Rappers from South Central Los Angeles look good in really baggy jeans; office managers from Reading do not.”

- A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO MEN’S JEANS

"Sweet honey comes from bees that sting"

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:03:20 +0000

““Sweet honey comes from bees that sting””

- Candide

"Liquorice is good for you in moderation"

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:02:25 +0100

“Liquorice is good for you in moderation”

- Sinead O’Hara,
Royal Homeopathic Hospital London

"The marathon is easy. There are no lions"

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:30:49 +0100

“The marathon is easy. There are no lions”

- Maasai warriors running the London Marathon. The Guardian

It's just rubbish, mate

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:15:46 +0100

Two binmen pick up rubbish with metal implements in a park in Hackney, east London…
Tim I play this game, yeah? I think of the story behind everything I pick up.
Rory It’s just rubbish, mate.
Tim You should give it a try. Makes the job more interesting.
Rory What was this? A newspaper. What’s it now? A wet newspaper. Fantastic.
Tim You’re not even trying. What about this?
Rory Oh, I’ve not seen an empty packet of crisps before. Stunning.
Tim But they might have been eaten by a child who will be prime minister some day.
Rory Not exactly likely, though, is it?
Tim This one over here has definitely got a story.
Rory Mate, it’s a bloody tissue.
Tim Sure, but what do you think it was before
Rory Someone had a nosebleed. I’m not touching it.
Tim But if we were playing the game.
Rory We’re not playing the game.
Tim I’ll tell you what I see. I see a terrorist, yeah?
Rory Just sitting in the park?
Tim And having a break from terrorist things.
Rory And using a tissue?
Tim He wants to go straight. So he says to al-Qaida, ‘Listen, boys.’ He’s saying this in … that other language. ‘I don’t want to ruin society, after all.’ So one of the other terrorists comes and hits him in the face. Blood everywhere, but he’s got this tissue.
Rory What are you? Jeffrey bloody Archer?
Tim Don’t point your utensil at me.
Rory I don’t need to be acting out the life history of a tissue, yeah?
Tim A terrorist tissue. You see how it passes the time, though? You see that?
Rory You know what else passes the time. Doing work.
Tim Doing work. I won’t be stifled. Everything has its story.

Craig Taylor in The Guardian, June 23 2007

Disease, famine, natural disasters and many other problems can not be prevented. We can predict and...

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:06:35 +0100

Disease, famine, natural disasters and many other problems can not be prevented. We can predict and protect, but we can never prevent.

War is entirely made by man and only man can stop it.

"Anybody who doesn’t love Toxic by Britney Spears is lying"

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:02:05 +0100

“Anybody who doesn’t love Toxic by Britney Spears is lying”

"#13 Arriving in the pub late and everyone cheers you. It doesn’t mean you’re..."

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:38:03 +0100

“#13 Arriving in the pub late and everyone cheers you. It doesn’t mean you’re popular, it just means your mates are pissed. However, the rest of the pub doesn’t know that.”

- 25 Things that make you a man

"Think Big Bird being violated by a grizzly bear"

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:18:34 +0100

“Think Big Bird being violated by a grizzly bear”

From Nivea Soothing Shaving GellTake a hazelnut-sized blog of...

Wed, 16 May 2007 02:18:22 +0100

From Nivea Soothing Shaving Gell
Take a hazelnut-sized blog of gel on your palm

"Nobody intends to get naked. Somebody puts on the YMCA and five minutes later, you’re on the..."

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:49:25 +0100

“Nobody intends to get naked. Somebody puts on the YMCA and five minutes later, you’re on the floor in a puddle of beer with your **** hanging out.”

- Tom Bond

Future of television, cinema, internet and me

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:43:21 +0000

Future of television, cinema, internet and me

"If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen"

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:19:48 +0000

“If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen”

Global warming

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:33:39 +0000

The problem will solve itself. Once we’ve used all of our precious oil, gas and coal, we won’t have anything left to turn into dangerous chemicals. We’ll all be driving around in cars powered by water and recycling everything we use.

It just might be a few decades after we’ve destroyed the planet…

What happened to small?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:28:01 +0000

What happened to small?

How much?!

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:19:32 +0000

I estimate the total cost the the 2012 Olympics in London will be £20 billion

"Advice for talking to the opposite sex: Remember, you’re not funny"

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:05:35 +0000

“Advice for talking to the opposite sex: Remember, you’re not funny”

- Neil Bonwick

"Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow"

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:28:13 +0000

“Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow”

- Nancy VanLandingham

Reasons to be cremated

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:41:33 +0000

1. Make sure you’re really dead
2. Think about the worms…

The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:34:26 +0000

The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web